Arthur T. Boddington, 342 West Fourteenth St., New York 



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INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, ETC. 



Bordeaux Mixture. For destroying fungus on grapes, etc. Dry, 

 i-lb. box 20 cts., 4 lbs. and over at 15 cts. per lb., 50-lb. kegs $6; 



liquid, qt. 40 cts., gal. Si. 25. 

 Copper Solution, Ammoni- 

 ated. A remedy for grape 

 anthrax and mildew, apple 

 scab, carnation and violet rust. 

 One quart of solution to 25 

 quarts of water. Qt, $1. 

 Fir Tree Oil. Death to mealy 

 bugs, red spider, greenfly and 

 all other insect pests. Half pint 

 to 10 gallons of water. Pt. 75c., 

 qt. $1.40, J^gal 82.50, gal. $4.25. 

 Flour of Sulphur. The best 

 preventive for m ilde w on roses, 

 grape-vines, etc., either in- or 

 out-of-doors. Lb. 10 cts., 10 

 lbs. 60 cts., 25 lbs. and over at 5 cts. per lb. 

 Gishurst's Ck>mpound . A preparation for preventing and destroy- 

 ing red spider, mealy bug, greenfly, etc. 50 cts. per box. 



Hammond's Grape Dust. A powder 

 especially prepared to kill rot and 

 mildew on grapes, etc. 5 lb. package 

 35 cts., loo-lb. keg $5.50. 

 Hammond's Slug Shot. Lb. 10 cts., 

 5-lb. package 30 cts., lo-Ib. package 

 50 cts., 100 lbs. $4.50. 

 Hellebore, Powdered. An excellent 

 protection from currant worms, grape 

 slugs, caterpillars, etc. May be ap- 

 plied dry or mixed in water — i ounce 

 to 3 gallons. 2-lb. box 35 cts., 

 i-lb. box 20 cts , H-lb. box 12 cts. 

 Kerosene Emulsion. For plant lice 

 Qf any kind, cabbage worm, scale in- 

 sects on app'.e, pear and other trees. Exce'lent as a preventive 

 against San Jos^ scale and other equally dangerous pests. Qt. 

 50 cts., gal. Si. 25, 5 gals. $5.50. 

 Lemon Oil. For destroying mealy bugs, scale, thrip, red spider, etc. 

 Directions on cans. Qt. 75 cts., Kgal. $1.25, gal. $2 25, 5 gals. $10. 



Nicoticide. Fumigating compound. A certain destroyer of all 

 greenhouse bugs. Directions on packages. Pt., sufficient for 

 32,000 cubic feet, $2.50 each. Fumigators for same, 75 cts. each. 



Nikoteen. A thorough exterminator of mealy bug, thrip, lice and 

 all injurious insects affecting plant life. Pt. bottle $1.50. 



Paris Green. Unexcelled for the destruction of potato bugs and 

 other insects that eat foliage. Lb. 25 cts. 



Nico Fume. Positively the strongest tobacco paper on the market ; 

 does not injure blooms, and furnishes the easiest method of fumi- 

 gation ever devised. Packed in 

 tins, 24 sheets 75 cts , 144 sheets 

 $3.50, 288 sheets $6 50. 

 Rose Leaf " Tobacco Extract. 

 A perfectly pure, highly concen- 

 trated extract of tobacco, most 

 effective for destroy ing all insects 

 and scale on plants. Pint cans 

 30 cts., at. 50 cts , gal S1.2.S. 



Tobacco Dust. Made from tobacco 

 stems. Lb. 10 cts., 10-lb. pack- 

 age 65 cts., 100 lbs. $3. 



Tobacco Stems. For fumigating 

 plants to destroy insects in hot- 

 houses, etc. In bales of 100 lbs. 

 Si. 75. 300 lbs. S4-50. 



Whale Oil Soap. For destroying 

 insects on plants, vines, etc. Lb. 

 18 cts., 3-lb. box 40 cts. 



Weed Destroyer, "The Acme." 

 This is the best herbicide for kill- 

 ing weeds in driveways, walks 

 and gutters. Put up in tins in 

 powdered form, dissolving quickly 

 in water. No. i, to make 25 gals.. 

 Si per tin ; No. 2, to make 50 gals. 

 100 gals., $2.75 per tin. 



X. L. All Liquid Insecticides. For spraying. English prepara- 

 tion ; purely nicotine ; harmless to very delicate plants ; kills 

 mealy bug, red spider, and all insect pests. Pt. 65 cts., qt. $1, 

 J^gal. S1.75, gal. $3.50. 



, $1.50 per tin; No. 3, to make 



Thompson''s Special Top-dressing for Chrysanthemums 



A top-dressing of unusual merit, used almost exclusively in the British Isles and Europe by the leading Chrysanthemum 

 growers and prize-winning exhibitors of the Chrysanthemum, and now being used by the leading growers in the United States 

 and Canada. This manure is commanding large sales yearly. 



Price, 10 lbs. $2. 25 lbs. $4.60, 66 lbs. $7.50, 112 lbs. $14 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUM by arthur herrington 



Tells about the " unrooted cutting " to the flower for 



The most practical book on the Chrysanthemum ever written, 

 the exhibition table. Price, 60 cts., postpaid. 



FERTILIZERS 



Bone Meal (Pure Ground). Especially prepared for greenhouse 

 purposes. 10 lbs 50 cts , 100 lbs. 82.50, 200 lbs. S4-50, ton S36. 



Bone, Coarse Crushed. For grape-vine borders, etc. 100 lbs. 

 S3, ton $50. 



Blood and Bone. Invaluable for garden and field crops, grape- 

 vines, etc. 100 lbs. $2.50, ton $4©. 



Canada Hard Wood Ashes (Unleached). Uiiequaled for lawns 

 and fruit orchards, permanently enriching the soil and driving 

 away insects. Indispensable for all crops requiring i)otash. 

 200 lbs. S,l, ton S22 50. 



Clay's Fertilizer. Unf|uestionably one of the best manures for 

 all purposes, either in greenhouse or garden. It is productive 

 and lasting. Notwithstanding its apparent high price, it is 

 quite economi"al. 561b bag $4, 1 12-lb. bag S7 



Guano, Ichthemic. An ideal plant-food. Largely used in Eng- 

 land in both garden and greenhouse. 28 lbs. $2.50, 56 lbs. S4, 

 1 12 lbs. S.«. 



Guano, Peruvian. 10 lbs. Si, 50 lbs. $v 100 lbs. S5.50. 



Horn Shavings. Largely used for orchids and flowering plants, 



50 lbs. S3, 100 lbs SS- 

 Land Plaster, or Gypsnm. Excellent for such crops as reciuire 



lime and sulphates. 250 lbs. $2, ton SiS- 

 Muriate ol Potash. Used as a general stimulator for soils. 



50 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. S4- 



I Nitrate of Soda. Largely used for top-dressing lawns and for 

 I greenhouse purposes ; the most powerful fertilizing stimulant. 

 I 10 lbs. 50 cts., 100 lbs. Sv".";. 



Sheep Manure (Boddington's Red Seal Brand) Pulverized. 

 Prepared for use by a patent process which destroys all weed 

 seeds and at the same time preserves the fertilizing properties 

 indefinitely. 100 lbs. $2, ton $35. 



Scotch Soot. A splendid fertilizer, adding luster to the foliage, 

 as well as a remedy against slugs, grubs and cut-worms. In 

 loo-lb bags only, Ss per bag. 



Salt. For top-dressing asparagus, etc. Bag of 100 lbs. $1.25. 



Thomson's Vine, Plant and Vegetable Manure. The result 

 of many years' practical experience, used very largely of late years 

 for top-dressing grape borders. ii2ll)s. S7, 'A ton S47 50, ton S90 



Mapes* Fertilizers, These high-grade fertilizers ate well known 

 throughout the United States. They are composed chiefly of 

 bone, no rock being used in their composition. We shall be 

 pleased to mail Mapes' catalogue, giving analyses, etc., free on 

 application. 



Complete Potato Manure. Bag of 200 lbs. $4 50, ton 843. 

 Vegetable Manure, for all Soils. Bag of 200 lbs. S4.50, ton $43. 

 Fruit and Vine Manure. Bag of 2(xi lbs. S4 50, ton 543- 

 Complete Manure. "A" brand for general use. Bag of 

 200 lbs. $4, ton $38. 



